FDA announced availability of egg safety papers

7/11/2000-The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced the availability of the agencies' current thinking papers on national standards for egg safety. The documents discuss approaches to the production of shell eggs, processing and packaging of shell eggs and egg products, and retail sale of shell eggs, including immediate consumption, such as at a restaurant, intended to reduce the risk of consumer exposure to Salmonella enteritidis (SE). The current thinking papers represent the agencies' current views on approaches to ensure egg safety from farm to table. FDA and FSIS are also holding a joint public meeting on July 31 to discuss the current thinking papers. After the meeting, the current thinking papers on egg safety national standards will be available on the Internet at www.foodsafety.gov.